2002 Stevenage Borough Council election

2002 Stevenage Borough Council election

2 May 2002
13 of the 39 seats to Stevenage Borough Council 20 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Party Labour Conservative Liberal Democrats Seats before 33 3 3 Seats won 11 1 1 Seats after 33 3 3 Seat change Popular vote 16,392 8,027 5,747 Percentage 53.2% 26.1% 18.7%
Map showing the results of contested wards in the 2002 Stevenage Borough Council elections.
Council control before election Labour Council control after election Labour

Elections to Stevenage Borough Council were held on 2 May 2002. One third of the council was up for election; the seats of the candidates who finished second in each ward in the all-out election of 1999. The Labour Party stayed in overall control of the council, which it had held continuously since 1973.

After the election, the composition of the council was:

• Labour 33
• Liberal Democrat 3
• Conservative 3

Election result

Stevenage Local Election Result 2002

Party		Seats	Gains	Losses	Net gain/loss	Seats %	Votes %	Votes	+/−
	Labour	11			0	84.6	53.2	16,392
	Conservative	1			0	7.7	26.1	8,027
	Liberal Democrats	1			0	7.7	18.7	5,747
	Green	0			0	0	1.7	517
	Socialist Alternative	0			0	0	0.4	116

Ward results

Bandley Hill

Location of Bandley Hill ward

Bandley Hill

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Joan Lloyd	1,512	66.0
	Conservative	Freda Warner	778	34.0
Majority			734	32.0
Turnout			2,290

Bedwell

Location of Bedwell ward

Bedwell

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Brian Underwood	1,616	64.2
	Conservative	Ralph Dimelow	448	17.8
	Liberal Democrats	Leonard Lambert	336	13.4
	Socialist Alternative	Stephen Glennon	116	4.6
Majority			1,168	46.4
Turnout			2,516

Chells

Location of Chells ward

Chells

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pamela Stuart	1,315	52.6
	Liberal Democrats	Mary Griffith	737	29.5
	Conservative	Susan Smith	450	18.0
Majority			578	23.1
Turnout			2,502

Longmeadow

Location of Longmeadow ward

Longmeadow

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Suzanne Myson	1,158	49.4
	Conservative	William Clark	580	24.8
	Liberal Democrats	Margaret Latham	437	18.7
	Green	William Hoyes	167	7.1
Majority			578	24.6
Turnout			2,342

Manor

Location of Manor ward

Manor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Liberal Democrats	Lis Knight	1,459	54.0
	Labour	Gordana Bjelic-Rados	700	25.9
	Conservative	Prudence Howells	543	20.1
Majority			759	28.1
Turnout			2,702

Martins Wood

Location of Martins Wood ward

Martins Wood

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	David Monaghan	1,166	50.6
	Conservative	Matthew Wyatt	641	27.8
	Liberal Democrats	Barbara Segadelli	338	14.7
	Green	Ian Murrill	161	7.0
Majority			525	22.8
Turnout			2,306

Old Town

Location of Old Town ward

Old Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Pamela Gallagher	1,428	50.7
	Conservative	Dilys Clark	815	29.0
	Liberal Democrats	Jennifer Moorcroft	382	13.6
	Green	Bernard Chapman	189	6.7
Majority			613	21.7
Turnout			2,814

Pin Green

Location of Pin Green ward

Pin Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Tanis Kent	1,369	59.3
	Conservative	Leslie Clark	544	23.6
	Liberal Democrats	Audrey Griffith	395	17.1
Majority			825	35.7
Turnout			2,308

Roebuck

Location of Roebuck ward

Roebuck

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Alfred McCarthy	1,246	53.9
	Conservative	Anita Speight	597	25.8
	Liberal Democrats	Gordon Knight	467	20.2
Majority			649	28.1
Turnout			2,310

St Nicholas

Location of St Nicholas ward

St Nicholas

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Carol Latif	1,167	54.3
	Conservative	Matthew Hurst	494	23.0
	Liberal Democrats	Heather Snell	488	22.7
Majority			673	31.3
Turnout			2,149

Shephall

Location of Shephall ward

Shephall

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Robert Clark	1,436	63.2
	Conservative	Christopher Blanchett	433	19.0
	Liberal Democrats	Nicholas Baskerville	404	17.8
Majority			1,003	44.2
Turnout			2,273

Symonds Green

Location of Symonds Green ward

Symonds Green

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Labour	Sharon Taylor	1,535	64.6
	Conservative	Louisa Notley	841	35.4
Majority			694	29.2
Turnout			2,376

Woodfield

Location of Woodfield ward

Woodfield

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Conservative	Marion Mason	863	45.2
	Labour	Ralph Raynor	744	38.9
	Liberal Democrats	John Meacham	304	15.9
Majority			119	6.3
Turnout			1,911

References

• 2002 Stevenage election result
• Ward results